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The Hackensack University Medical

Center Foundation held its Recog-

nition Gala at The New York Public

Library. More than 800 people enjoyed

the magnificent venue which included

fabulous food and entertainment. The

event netted $1 million for the foun-

dation and will help the medical

center move ahead with plans to

create one of the finest cancer centers

in the country. This new facility will

allow patients and their families access

to tomorrow’s cancer care today.

TEEING UP FOR HEALTHCARE

The Foundation’s Ninth Annual

Invitational Golf and Tennis Outing

attracted more than 285 golfers and

netted $500,000 for the medical cen-

ter’s Cancer Center. The outing was

held at Montclair Golf Club in West

Orange. Honoree Vince Curatola is a

member of the Foundation’s Board of

Trustees and an actor on HBO’s

acclaimed series The Sopranos.

After dinner, Steve Schirippa, an actor

on The Sopranos, emceed the evening’s

live auction that featured an evening

cruise for 18 around Manhattan with

Sopranos cast members aboard Fletch

Creamer’s yacht.

Robert L. Torre, executive vice presi-

dent, HUMC Foundation, presented

Mr. Curatola with The Foundation’s

Partnership and Humanitarian Award.

“I was very blessed to be at Hackensack

University Medical Center while my

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Hackensack University Medical Center hosted itsRecognition Gala at the famed New York Public Library.

John Cardile; Doreen Santora, senior vicepresident of operations; and Anne MarieCampbell, chief public affairs officer/director of Public Relations.

Mark D. Schlesinger, M.D., shares a specialmoment with his mother, Betty Schlesinger,at this year’s recognition gala at The NewYork Public Library.

Pam Simunovich, Richard J. Davies, M.D.,chairman of the Department of Surgery;Joseph Simunovich, chairman of the HUMCBoard of Governors, and Mary Davies.

Bobbi Toscano and Samuel Toscano, Jr.,chairman, HUMC Foundation.

father was a patient. It was the con-

stant support from your knowledge-

able staff that made this difficult time

for my father and our family more

bearable. Nonetheless, my wife,

Maureen, and I look foward to the day

when we can hear the words ‘we found

a cure,’” shared Mr. Curatola.

The Prestige Family of Fine Cars was

the event’s corporate and hole-in-one

sponsor. This sponsorship entitled each

golfer the opportunity to win a 2006

Mercedes at any of the par-3s.

Special thanks were given to the

numerous sponsors of the event

including, lead sponsors, The Prestige

Family of Fine Cars, Sanzari Com-

panies, Allied Office Supplies, and

Inserra Supermarkets.

Between the morning and afternoon

shotgun tournaments, the HUMC

Foundation unveiled the 2006 Harley

Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic

motorcycle signed by the entire cast of

The Sopranos as well as its creator,

David Chase.

Proceeds benefited The Cancer Cen-

ter at HUMC. Joseph M. Sanzari, sec-

ond vice chairman of the HUMC

Board of Governors and a member of

the Foundation Board of Trustees

generously donated the motorcycle.

EXTRAORDINARY AIRWAVES

DON IMUS AND THE WFAN SPORTS

TEAM RAISED MILLIONS FOR THE

CJ FOUNDATION FOR SIDS, THE

TOMORROWS CHILDREN’S FUND, AND

THE IMUS CATTLE RANCH FOR KIDS

WITH CANCER AT ANNUAL RADIOTHON

MEDICAL CENTER CELEBRATES ITS

17-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH WFAN

Nearly 2.5 million dollars through

individual pledges and generous dona-

tions from corporate sponsors was

raised at the 17th Annual Sports

Radio 66/WFAN Radiothon to

benefit the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids

with Cancer, the CJ Foundation

for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

(SIDS), and the Tomorrows Children’s

Fund (TCF) for Cancer and Blood

Disorders, located in the DON

IMUS-WFAN Pediatric Center for

Tomorrows Children at Hackensack

University Medical Center.

“WFAN and Hackensack University

Medical Center have been able to

do some extraordinary things together

through this radiothon,” said John P.

Ferguson, president and chief exec-

utive officer. “Seventeen years of

raising money and awareness through

this wonderful event has brought hope,

promise, and an improved quality of

life to countless families.”

Don Imus kicked off the Radiothon

with his broadcast. Deirdre Imus,

president and founder of The Deirdre

Imus Environmental Center for

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Stephen and Tracy Martinez; JosephSimunovich; James McKee; PamSimunovich; Mark D. Schlesinger, M.D.,chairman of special events, HUMCFoundation and chairman of theDepartment of Anesthesiology.

Martin Reilly; Kate Ferguson; DavidFerguson; John P. Ferguson, presidentand chief executive officer; GeneFerguson; Adam Ferguson; and Kathryn Ferguson.

Andrew Boral, M.D., anesthesiologist; Nina Boral; Sarah Kelly; and Michael Kelly,M.D., chairman of the Department ofOrthopaedic Surgery and director of Sports Medicine Service.

Colleen Sparta; Mark Sparta, adminis-trative director of Physical Medicine andRehabilitation and Occupational Medicine;Doreen Santora, senior vice president ofoperations; Dianne Aroh, RN, executive vice president and chief nursing officer, and Frank Aroh, M.D.

Pediatric Oncology, nationally known

environmental and children’s advocate

and spokesperson for The Sarkis and

Siran Gabrellian Women’s and

Children’s Pavilion, shared the stage

with her husband. Mrs. Imus spoke

eloquently about the growing call on

all people to embrace environmentally

responsible decision-making, and “the

wonderful example that the new Sarkis

and Siran Gabrellian Women’s and

Children’s Pavilion has had on the

future of design and construction in

hospitals and beyond.”

The broadcast continued throughout

the evening, ending with Mike and

the Mad Dog and concluded the fol-

lowing morning, with “The Imus In

The Morning” show. The two-day

event was seen and heard by millions

throughout the nation, and high-

lighted HUMC and the dedicated staff

who work there.

During day one’s broadcast from

HUMC, John P. Ferguson, Jeffrey R.

Boscamp, M.D., chairman of The

Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital,

and David Jurist, co-president of the

Tomorrows Children’s Fund, partici-

pated in an on-air interview on “The

Imus In The Morning” show.

“Our crusade to help find a cure for

cancer continues,” said Mr. Jurist, “I’m

thankful for all of the support we have

received this year as well as in years past.

I know we all look to the day when

cancer is finally a thing of the past.”

“With the support of the Imus,’

WFAN, and millions of generous

listeners, the medical center has been

able to provide children with the best

possible care in an ideal environment

with the opening of The Joseph M.

Sanzari Children’s Hospital,” said

Dr. Boscamp.

LANDSCAPING A

HEALTHIER FUTURE

MORE THAN 5,000 TOURED

THE DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE OF

NEW JERSEY TO BENEFIT

THE CANCER CENTER AT HUMC

The 2006 Designer Showhouse of

New Jersey was home to a month-long

event benefiting The Cancer Center.

The showhouse kicked off its second

annual season with a beautiful Preview

Party introducing the works of top

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Foundation unveiled an opportunity to own a 2006 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic Motorcycle signed by the cast of The Sopranos. GarySciancalepore (on bike) with, from left;Robert L. Torre, executive vice president, the HUMC Foundation; John P. Ferguson,president and chief executive officer, HUMC;Joseph M. Sanzari, second vice chairman of the HUMC Board of Governors and amember of the HUMC Foundation Board of Trustees; and Joseph Simunovich, chair-man of the HUMC Board of Governors.

James R. Napolitano, Esq., a member of the Board of Governors; Richard M.Winters, M.D., member, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery anda member of the Board of Governors;Louis V. Napolitano, M.D., president of the Medical and Dental Staff and a member of the Board of Governors; and Massimo Napolitano, M.D., chief,Vascular Surgery.

Helen Ballantyne; Garth Ballantyne, M.D.,director of Minimally Invasive Surgery; JeffreyR. Boscamp, M.D., chairman and physician-in-chief, The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’sHospital; Yukiko Kimura, M.D., chief, Pediatric Rheumatology at The Joseph M.Sanzari Children’s Hospital; Robert C.Garrett, executive vice president and chiefoperating officer; Laura Garrett; Laura Cima,vice president, Nursing; and Bill Cima.

Samuel Toscano, Jr., chairman of theHUMC Foundation Board of Trustees, Jack K. Murray, member of the HUMCFoundation Board of Trustees; and Dante A. Implicito, M.D., member of theDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, theHUMC Board of Governors, and theHUMC Foundation Board of Trustees.

interior and landscape designers from

New York and New Jersey that trans-

formed 229 East Saddle River Road

in Saddle River, NJ, a lavish French

manor-style mansion, into a decorat-

ing masterpiece.

The showhouse opened its doors daily

from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., greeting more

than 5,000 people who toured the

stunning residence.

INCREASING KNOWLEDGE

TO SAVE LIVES

LUNCHEON HELD TO RAISE AWARENESS

FOR OVARIAN CANCER PREVENTION

AND EARLIEST DETECTION

The HUMC Foundation hosted

the first annual Maureen Fund for

Ovarian Cancer Luncheon at The

Pleasantdale Chateau, in West Orange,

NJ. This event brought more than 300

women together from Bergen, Essex,

Morris, and Passaic counties to hear

important information about ovarian

cancer prevention, education, and

treatment.

The Maureen Fund, named after

Maureen Roehnelt, was created at

The Cancer Center to aid in improv-

ing earliest detection, standardizing

care according to accepted guidelines,

and searching for innovative strategies

for the treatment of ovarian cancer.

The fund’s goal is to decrease the

annual incidence of ovarian cancer

and increase the rate of early detection

of the disease. It also provides ovar-

ian cancer screening and prevention

services but targets women at high-

risk for ovarian cancer based upon

specific criteria.

“These women did an incredible job

of organizing and bringing people

together,” said Robert L. Torre, exec-

utive vice president, the HUMC

Foundation. “The Cancer Center at

Hackensack University Medical

Center is home to New Jersey’s largest

and most comprehensive cancer pro-

gram. Each year, more patients from

our state come here than to any other

facility in New Jersey. With these

remarkable accomplishments we are

in the best position to make a differ-

ence for everyone who has ever had to

face cancer, either their own, or that

of a loved one,” said Mr. Torre.

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At the First Annual Maureen Fund Luncheonare, from left, Daniel H. Smith, M.D., chief,Gynecologic Oncology Division, The CancerCenter; Senate President and Former GovernorRichard J. Codey; Donna McNamara, M.D.,attending, Gynecological Oncology Division,The Cancer Center; the late Maureen Roehnelt,namesake of The Maureen Fund; Ellen Wahl-Skibiak; Robert L. Torre, executive vicepresident, HUMC Foundation; and Andre Goy, M.D., chief, Lymphoma Division, directorof The Tumor Bank and Genomics Program,The Cancer Center.

Julie Babka, Joseph Feldman, M.D.,chairman of The Department ofEmergency Medicine; John P. Ferguson,president and chief executive officer;Gene Ferguson; Ihor S. Sawczuk, M.D.,and Alexandra Sawczuk enjoyed TheDesigner Showhouse.

John P. Ferguson, president and chief executive officer; Jeffrey R. Boscamp, M.D.,chairman, The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’sHospital; and Deirdre Imus, president andfounder, The Deirdre Imus EnvironmentalCenter for Pediatric Oncology at HUMC,during Don Imus’s morning broadcast kicking off the 17th Annual Sports Radio66WFAN Radiothon.

Deirdre Imus, president and founder,The Deirdre Imus Environmental Centerfor Pediatric Oncology; Lynn Hoffman,executive director, The TomorrowsChildren’s Fund (TCF); and JohnBivona, co-president, TCF; during the 17th Annual Sports Radio 66WFAN Radiothon.